8.26.2004
Speed and speech
Ok so this is a bit geeky and techophila, but kinda following up on my last post, there is a Swedish ISP that offers 100-megabit-per-second service (something like 100 times faster than reg cable modems). Christ, if this ever comes close to being standard you can kiss your TV goodbye. There is a Reuters article about high speed broadband in general here.And here is an interesting article about language use in the "War on Terror" by linguist George Lakoff which is cool even if you are tired of politics. For instance....- "You've said that progressives should never use the phrase "war on terror" why? There are two reasons for that. Let's start with "terror." Terror is a general state, and it's internal to a person. Terror is not the person we're fighting, the "terrorist." The word terror activates your fear, and fear activates the strict father model, which is what conservatives want. The "war on terror" is not about stopping you from being afraid, it's about making you afraid."-